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BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — Today, twenty years ago, George W. Bush was president of the United States, and Ray Nagin was the mayor of New Orleans when Hurricane Katrina barreled into the Gulf Coast, creating one of the worst natural disasters in the nation’s history. By April Ryan Today, twenty years ago, George W. Bush was…

BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — Sixty-two years to the day after Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his “I Have a Dream” speech, thousands poured into Lower Manhattan on Thursday, linking arms and voices in what was billed as the largest demonstration of its kind since Donald Trump returned to the White House. By Stacy M. Brown,…

Bo Tefu | California Black Media California legislators introduced proposals during the first eight months of the 2025-26 legislative session that could raise annual taxes and fees by more than $14 billion, according to a report from the California Tax Foundation. The report comes as the state’s 2024-25 general fund revenue exceeded projections by $2.7…

BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — In 2021, the National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA) launched a global news feature series on the history, contemporary realities, and implications of the transatlantic slave trade. Today, leadership in America is trying to erase this history. This is Part 5 in the series. By Stacy M. Brown “And America, too, is a…

“By providing mentorship, funding, and hands-on opportunities, we are actively working to create a more diverse and equitable healthcare landscape for the Inland Empire,” said J.W. Vines Medical Society President Dr. Leita Harris. SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. — The J.W. Vines Medical Society and its philanthropic arm, the J.W. Vines Foundation, are reaffirming their long-standing commitment…

Donnese Tyler’s schedule was chock-full. With a husband, two sons, a demanding job in contracts management and a reluctance to say no to anyone, she rarely made time for herself. On an errand-filled Wednesday last October, she was looking forward to the monthly meeting of the mothers’ club at her son’s high school. As the…

Edward Henderson | California Black Media   CBS has tapped “Black-ish” creator Kenya Barris for a new series inspired by the story of victims of the Eaton fire in Altadena and Pasadena, which claimed 19 lives, burned nearly 14,000 acres, and destroyed thousands of properties.  According to Dateline, the series centers on two brothers trying to…

By Kisha A. Brown, Esq. September always carries a familiar rhythm. Children step into classrooms with fresh braids or a fade. People return from vacations, inboxes full. Everyone collectively exhales and leans back into routine. But let’s be clear: for Black America, nothing about this season—or this country—is routine. I was reminded of that on…

By Andrea Stevens AFRO Staff Writer Across the country, Black women are launching and growing businesses at record rates but often without the same access to capital as their peers. To help bridge that gap, a growing number of grant programs are stepping up with targeted support for Black women entrepreneurs, providing not only funding…

By Asheea Smith Trump has previously boasted about sending the National Guard to cities like Chicago, New York, and across California, however if data shows many Republican-led states are facing similar—or even higher—crime rates, why hasn’t he addressed those areas with the same energy? Trump has previously boasted about sending the National Guard to cities…

BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — In 2021, the National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA) launched a global news feature series on the history, contemporary realities, and implications of the transatlantic slave trade. Today, leadership in America is trying to erase this history. This is Part 6 in the series. By Stacy M. Brown Kunta Kinte: What’s snow, Fiddler?…

By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire The Trump White House has declared war on history itself. In an official article published Friday, Aug. 22, on the White House website, the administration blasted the Smithsonian Institution for telling the truth about slavery, systemic racism, and inequality in America. It was not just an attack on museums—it…

By Antonio‌ ‌Ray‌ ‌Harvey‌ ‌|‌ ‌California‌ ‌Black‌ ‌Media‌ The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, California-Hawaii State Conference (CA/HI NAACP), is urging the Legislature to pass two reparations bills authored by state Sen. Akilah Weber Pierson (D-San Diego), chair of the California Legislative Black Caucus (CLBC).  The bills — Senate Bill (SB) 518…

By Antonio‌ ‌Ray‌ ‌Harvey‌ ‌|‌ ‌California‌ ‌Black‌ ‌Media‌ California Legislative Democrats – with the support of the California Legislative Black Caucus (CLBC) — are gearing up to add five additional Democratic U.S. House of Representatives.  That move, those leaders say, counters partisan redistricting efforts in Texas. Last week, the state Legislature passed ACA 8 which…

By Lauren Burke Vice President JD Vance, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, and White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller visited Washington, DC’s Union Station on August 20. They spoke with members of the National Guard during their visit. On August 11, President Trump ordered that the National Guard be deployed in Washington, DC under…

Rialto, CA – Erickson-Hall Construction Co., in partnership with Rialto Unified School District, is proud to celebrate the completion of two brand-new, two-story classroom buildings at Eisenhower High School. The state-of-the-art facilities will create transformative learning experiences and promote academic success for students. “We are so excited to unveil this new facility that will significantly…

By Megan Sayles AFRO Staff Writer Following eight months of failed negotiations, UnitedHealthcare (UHC) will no longer offer services through Johns Hopkins Medicine (JHM) as in-network care. The move impacts thousands of patients in the Maryland area who will now have to pay out-of-pocket if they wish to continue seeing JHM providers. The ongoing dispute…

By Tashi McQueen Staccato Powell, a former bishop of the African Methodist Episocopal (AME) Zion Church, has pleaded guilty to wire and mail fraud and conspiracy to commit fraudulent activity. The crimes were connected to an extensive scheme to gain control of properties belonging to the church in California. Powell was responsible for forged documents,…

Nationwide — Daniel Cressy, a 22-year-old African American man from New Orleans, Louisiana, is hoping to make history as the first person in the state to be cured of sickle cell disease using a groundbreaking new gene therapy. Daniel, who dreams of one day becoming a pilot, has been told he can only obtain a…

By Edward Henderson | California Black Caucus Doctors have earned a reputation of being the worst patients.  Dr. Jeffery Wayne, a Sacramento internal medicine specialist, played into this stereotype in 2016 after refusing to go to the hospital despite experiencing chest pains. Once the symptoms reached a point where he could barely walk due to…

By Ashlee Banks Special to the AFRO Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives are ramping up pressure on the Trump administration to release files related to Jeffrey Epstein, even as President Donald Trump has conjured distractions and lashes out at supporters in his own base for demanding the same. Trump took to Truth Social…